Audenshaw Primary School, Manchester

Ofsted's report card from its 16 June 2026 inspection grades Audenshaw Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "In the early years, children quickly gain the knowledge and skills they need to be successful learners."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils enjoy school and have extremely positive attitudes to learning."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum sets out clearly what pupils need to learn and when."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders have redesigned the early years curriculum."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have created a culture where pupils are welcomed, valued and supported to succeed."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders are proud to work at this school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Pupils benefit from a well-thought-through programme of personal development."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should sustain their work to further refine the design of the writing curriculum and how it is taught, enabling pupils to deepen their knowledge and achieve consistently highly over time"; "Leaders should continue to support staff to refine teaching approaches and their use of resources, so that pupils build a deep body of subject knowledge across the curriculum".

Coming up: an open day on Saturday 26 June 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Audenshaw Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Tameside and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (79% in reading, 83% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Audenshaw Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 4 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Audenshaw Primary School are St Stephen's CofE Primary School (0.5 miles); Poplar Street Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 70% maths); Aldwyn Primary School (0.6 miles, 79% reading, 75% maths); and St Peter's CofE Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 83% reading, 90% maths).

Audenshaw Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 5.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 32 pupils (15.3%) received SEN support and 3 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Audenshaw (Manchester Metrolink), about 710 metres away (roughly a 9-minute walk).

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ash Street (near), 110 metres away.

In 2024/25, Audenshaw Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Audenshaw Primary School are Audenshaw School (0.5 miles), Denton Community Academy (0.9 miles), Fairfield High School for Girls (1 mile) and Wright Robinson College (1.1 miles).